[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Page 25663]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RAISING THE STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE NATIONAL DEBT IS BAD POLICY

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern for 
raising the national debt limit.
  Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury reported that 2009 was 
the worst fiscal year in our country's history. This shouldn't be a 
surprise considering the amount of hard-earned taxpayer dollars that 
Washington has been spending at a record-setting pace. The massive 
stimulus bill that I opposed in February increased the national debt by 
$925 billion to $12.1 trillion.
  I am extremely troubled by the recent media reports that show leaders 
of the majority party saying that the national debt limit has to be 
raised again, and soon. Mr. Speaker, we cannot spend and borrow our way 
to prosperity.
  I have heard the anger of the American people and my constituents, 
and they aren't supportive of any more debt increases. I voted against 
this earlier this year, and I remain opposed to increasing the debt 
limit. If anything, Washington needs to decrease the debt limit and 
practice fiscal responsibility now.

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